Coating-machine.



'PATENTED JULY 36, 1907.

J. 0. 110M. COATING MACHINE. A PPLIOATION FILED 00T.13, 1906.

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ig/Ag m rflmlllllllli PATENTED JULY 30, 1907.

J. c. THOM- COATING MACHINE. PLIOATION FILED OUT 1 UNITED STATES PATENT orrron.

r JAMES CRAWFORD THOM, OF HELME ITA, COMPANY, OF Nl-EW YQRKfN.

NEW JnnsnnsssreNon TO AMERICAN SNUFF Y.,' A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

COATING-MACHINE.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES CRAWFORD THOM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Helmetta, in the county of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, have invented new and, useful Improvements in Coating- Machines, of which the following is a specification;

My invention relates to improvements in paraffining machines or mechanism, and as illustrated in the acco mpanyin'gfdrawings, is designed more particularly for paraffining the interior walls and bottom of receptacles, such as paper-board boxes. p

In the industrial arts where goods are to be" packed for storage or shipment and it is desired that same shall be kept pe rfectly dry or shall retain an intended degree of moisture and exclude accretion of moisture, and at the same time have an economical container, as exemplified for instance in the commercial putting up of snuff, it is proposed to pack snuff in a paperboard box interiorly paraffined, th'e paraflin coating serving to hold the normal moistened condition of the snuff and to exclude moisture accretion.

While I have stated the foregoing as an index to one practical utility and value of my hereinafter described invention, it will be understood, of course that it is merely indicative and that my invention is concerned with the new means and manner of applying a paraffin or other coating to articles of different description.

The invention has for its further object improved mechanism or means whereby the articles to be coated are passed through the apparatus and automatically and in sequence removed therefrom.

Furthermore the invention has to do with capacities of adjustment for purposes which will be set forth.

With these objects in view the invention resides in a means, machine or mechanism involving the features hereinafter set forth.

That which is regarded as new will be set forth in' the several claims appended to the description.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating, as the statute requires, that which I regard as the best knowna vertical sectional view, Fig. 2, a plan, part being broken away embodiment of my invention, Figure 1, is

to expose interior arrangement. Fig. 3, is a central sectional view of the discharging element illustrating the adjustability thereof. Fig. 4, a side elevation of said discharging element. Fig. 5, an elevation of one of the lock nuts for confining the-members of the discharging element in adjusted position. Fig. 6, a simi lar view of a washer interposed between the lock nut Fig. 7, is a detail showing main and supplemental carrier plates, and main and auxiliary shelv es combined therewith, j

111 the said drawings the reference 11 designates a Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed October is, 1906.

centrally disposed therein.

Patented July 30, 1907.

Serial No- 338,771.

suitable frame work or support and 2 a rotary spindle Arranged on said spindle and keyed thereto to rotate therewith is an annular carrier 3, preferably, as shown, consisting of a web 4, having a sleeve 5 keyed by a feather 6 or in other suitable manner to the spindle 2, the carrier 3 being suitably attached to the web. IIhe spindle .2 and the carrier 3' may be rotated inan'y suitable manner, one example of which is shown, consisting of a spur-gear 7 rigidly connected with the spindle 2, in mesh with a spur-pinion 8, connected with a shaft 9 having a driving-pulley 10 driven from any suitable source of power. or other suitable way the carrier, bodiment of invention shown, is caused to rotate continuously and in a constant plane.

' The carrier 3 is provided with a series of openings 11 adapted to accommodate the article to be parafiined, in the example illustrated such article consisting of a boxor like receptacle 12 which is to be interiorly coated with paraffin. Disposed beneath the carrier is a tank 13 common to the several openings 11 of the carrier 3, with which said openings are normally in com- In this inthe particular em- I munication, and which is intended to receive the surplus paraffin discharged from a nozzle 14, which is disposed within said tank and discharges upwardly through the openings 11, projecting paraffin against the surface of the article to be coated therewith, in the illustrated in stance as before stated such article being a box or like receptacle.

, The paraffin, in practically fluid state, is forced by a suitable pump or other means 15, to and through the nozzle and into and through the perforations in the carrier against the article to be coated. The projection of the parafiin in the particular example of invention shown is continuous and as the several article-covered openings pass the nozzle a supply of paraffin is projected there against. The surplus paraffin; that is to say,

all that supply of paraffin in excess of that sufficient to coat the article as the per-I forations pass the nozzle, strikes against the imperforate portions of the carrier and drops back into the tank. To perform this most effectively the carrier is provided with a channeL consisting of two annular depending flanges 16jdefining an annular chamber in communication with the tank and the walls of which, consisting of said depending flanges, confine the spurt of the coating and direct the surplus back into the tank. The provision of a continuously rotating carrier, theseries of article-openings of which are in communigation with the'tank enablesthe articles to be coated quickly, in succession, by continuoilsly operating'meansj for applying the coating, the surplus coating material draining back into the tankjThe tank, in order that it may be adequately heated to maintain -in a liquid state. the. surplus thus delivered thereunto, is provided with a. heating-coil-, 1 7 preferably' afsteam heating-coil, arranged therein, and through which steam is delivered from a source of 5 supply at 18 and discharged or exhausted at 19. The- Y s'urpluslparaflin is'thus maintained in ,a sufliciently liquid state to be withdrawn from the tank through a suction-end 20 of the pump from whence it may be conveyed to a source of paraffin supply or immedi- 1 0 ately repumped through the nozzle. ,This manner of supply of paraffin and taking care of the ov'erplus thereof is regard'ed as a valuable attribute of the app paratus' of my invention, but to which in its broader aspects said invention is not limited. #15 Thennechanismshown in the drawing is particularly adapted to coat the interior of bones or like receptacles andis shaped accordingly; When articles of other t'ype are .to be coated the parts will-be made I and arranged in proper manner to accommodate the same. The artiles may be conveyed to the apparatus in any suitable manner, by hand or automatically,

through a chute 21 which guides the same into the line of-the'travehng seriesof openings in the carrier 3. As the several openings pass beneath the succes- .25 sively-fed articles the latter. drop thereinto a-n are carried thereby over and past the paraflin discharge nozzle which discharges the th'ereagainst,

' coating the same. 7

As the articles to be'coa-ted cover the paraflinopem ings they are held, by-a-common holder, in-such position to travel with thecarrier ovei and past the paraifin-discharge nozzle. In the particular example of invention the said parafiin openings are f-rus'to co'nical and: particularly adapted. toreceive the mouth rim of boxes which are fed thereto in inverted position. This conical formation of the openings serves not only to support the articles, preventing the same from v dropping through the perforations or openings; but also, in coiiperation with the hereinafterdescri'hed .40 resser-element, to shape and' gage the exterior-wall of the mouth of the box to bring it to a standard size and configuration to receive a standard form of coverl Preferably, and" as more particularlydesigned in re;

spect of a mechanism organized to coat the interior .of boxes and' the like, a presser-element is provided to hold thebo res down into or over the parafiinopenings especially while being-subjected tothe upward projection of 'paraflin and while traveling to a point 6f discharge hereinafter referred to. This "pressureelement is shown as consisting of a segmental rail 22,

reaching fromthe point "of reception Tto-the point of dischargefof the articles, and is so disposed andiprm portioned thatit will hold the articles in proper posi r tion. When the '-a.rticle's to be p araifined are. boxes' which are to be standardized;

t5 the moms "walls of the receiving'end of the. pressure-element is flared .so that the" inverted \box or receptacle passing there-' I under isgrad Ily 'pressedintO and shaped by the conical opera:

other type the holding or pressing means may be modified of'the mechanic.

Aitcr' the paraflin has. been injected or projected into or' the article the latter is transferred by the.

When the articles to be coatedacordi-ngly within I the skill as-ass 7; carrier 3 bepeath the pressure-element, (affording time ,5

for excess coating to drip back into the tank and at least to partially set) to a point of discharg where, by a discharge element it is lifted out of 'or from or from over .the paraflin-openings and delivered ontoa receiving apparatus shown as a travel-belt 24, This discharge element consists, preferably, of .a wheel 23 rotating in harmony with and'i'n a plane at an angle to the plane of rotation of the carrier and'is provided with a series of spring arms 25 which during the rotation of the dischar e-element pass about and embrace'the article to be dzlivered, the said arms. being so disposed with relation to each other that they will hug the article closely, yielding to receive the same, yet taking a firm hold thereof to lift the article out of the paraffin-opening of 1 the carrier. 1 The free ends of the, arms 25 comprised in the dischargevel'ement may be provided with engagingmembers of suitable, yielding, frictional material, 26

' such as rubber, felt or the like, to avoid possible injury to the articles being removed. This'discharge-element r is mounted on shaft 9 and arranged coincident with the path of movementof the paraffin-openings and the articles associated therewith, so that as the 'articles come within the' sphere of action of the discharge-element they are taken care of thereby, removed from the carrier, and delivered onto the conveyer 24, to be then "de livered at any suitable point, either to a bin or recepta 'cle onto a mechanism intended to subsequently deal therewith for'any purpose:

Arrangedbeneath the carrier 3 in line with the discharge el'ement 23 is a shelf 27, which supports the arti:

cles from beingpush-ed down through the openings 11 under the action of the discharge element when engagingthe article ta: discharge it,as described. ,Th-is shelf is adjustably connected to the machine-frame 1 in any suitable manner, as bya slot-and screw connection 27, v so that it may be adjusted to conform to the adjusted position of the carrier 3. When a supplemental carrier as 11 is employed for the purpose to be stated, an aimiliacry shelf 27 is interposed beneath the same. The

\shelf 27 maybe connected tothe shelf 27in any suitlar to accommodate circular articles, obviously they -Inay be of different configuration; and to accord with this adaptability the discharge-element is also adjust ableto-receive articles of different proportions. In the posed of two members adjustable toward and from each other on the shaft? and held by lock nuts28 in the position to which they maybe adjusted to take care of the articles being coated. K convenient manner of accomcarrier being prdvided with openings designed to acv' commodhte articles of' maximum proportion. Upon this primary carrier may be superimposed another or other-carriers 11'' provided with series of perforations of a different-proportion, such supplementary carriers 125 being prdvid-ed with suitable 'means for connecting iih'the primary'carrier and thelatter having comple- 15o receive siich connecting means! -shownin'the drawing the parafiin openings are circui10- example shown the discharge'element or wheel is com 1 1 5 1 'pl-ishing this fiexibility of capacity is illustrated, the

Preferably the auxiliary or supplementary. carriers are constructed in sections so that they may be read fitted to the primary carrier.

The adjustability of the discharge-element, in the preferred type of construction illustrated in the drawing, is attained by constructing the same of two members 23 in adjustable screw-threaded engagement with a screw threaded section 9 of the shaft 9. By turning the members properly they may be adjusted to and from each other to just the degree required to properly engage and remove the articles from the carrier.

The sections are held in adjusted position by means of the lock nuts 28, washers 292being interposed between said lock nuts and thesections of the dischargeelement as shown, said washers being keyed to shaft 9 i by means of a key or feather 29.

The lock nuts, for facilitating the manipulation thereof, may be provided with spanner sockets 30 to receive a spanner tool.

As boxes having different cross-sectional proportions ordinarily have, or at least may have, correspondingly different depth from base to month my invention is designed to compensatefor different depths of articles operation and tinuously rotatlng said carrier, means article in position with relation to said opening,

reckoned from the point of contact with the pressure element to the carrier or supplemental carrier. For this purpose, in the particular example of invention shown, the carrier and the paraflin tank are adjustable to and from the presser guide-rail 22, being supported upon an elevator 31 loosely sleeved to the rotary spindle 2. The elevator is guided and steadied by a slot and pin connection 32 with the standard of the frame 1 and is lifted, as shown, by means of a jack 33 having screw-threaded engagement with the lower end of the spindle 2, by rotation of which jack the elevator and the elements supported thereby may be lifted until,

the carrier is positioned inany desired proximity to the presser rail and the discharge wheel/ p In the foregoing description I have, for purposes of explanation of my invention, referred chiefly to coating articles with paraffin. pbviously, however, other coating material may be utilized. In fact I claim the mechanism of my invention and the characteristicmode of operation thereof, for all the purposes for which the same is capable.

I believe a machine embodying my invention, in which the carrier and discharge element rotate continuously and the coating material is continuously discharged,-'realizes thebest results because of'rapidity;'-

I wish it understood, however, that my invention in other aspects is not restricted to such continuous that such mode of operation is notmaterialto theseveralclaims, except wh re the same is particularly-mentioned therein, and then only for purposes of those particular claims, Having thus described my invention, what I claim L V 1s':- I

I. In a machine for applying coating to. articles, the combination with a carrier provided with an opening to accommodate the article to be'coated, of means for continuously rotating said carrier, and continuously operating means for projecting the coating material through said opening against said article. r

2. In a machine "for applying coating to articles, the combination with a carrier provided with .an opening to accommodatethe article to be coated, of means for C011. for maintaining said and ily ' continuously operating means for projecting coating mateagainst said articles, said carrier and means for projecting coating material having a continuous inter-relative movement.

i 5. In a machine for coating articles, the combination with a carrier provided with a series of openings to accomlnodzlttfithe articles to be coated, of continhously operating stationary means forvprojecting the coating material through said openings against said articles, and'means for continuously moving said carrierto present the articles in succession to the coating projector.

6. In a machine for coating articles, the combination with a carrier provided with a series of openings to accommodate the articles to be coated, of continuously operating stationary means for projecting through said openings against said articles, means for continuously moving said carrier to present the articles in succession vto the coating projector, and means for maintaining the articles in position with relation to said open ings. I

.7. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the combination with a carrier, provided with a series of openings to accommodate the articles to be coated, of continuously operating means for projecting the coating material through said-openings against said articles, said carrier and means for projecting coating material having a continuous inter-relative movement, and means for maintain 8. In a means for applying coatingto articles, the com bination with a carrier provided with a series of openings to accommodate the articles to be coated, of continuously operating means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles, said carrier and coating projecting means having a continuous inter-relative movement, and continuously oper'ating means for removing said articles when coated from said carrier.

9. In a machine for applying coating to articles, combination with a carrier provided with a series-ofopenings to accommodate the articles to be coated, of continuously operating means for projecting coiiting material and coating projector having a continuous inter-relative movement, and means for removing said articles from said carrier, said carrier and removing-means having'a con tinuous inter-relative movement.

10.. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the combination with a carrier provided with a series of openings to accommodate the articles to be coated of continu ously operating means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles, means for continuously moving said carrier to present the-articles successively to the action of the coating projector and means for removing said articles fr om said carrier in succession after they have been coated.

11. Ina machine for applying coating to articles, the combination with a carrier provided with-a series of openings to" accommodate the articles to be coated, of continuously operating means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles, means for continuously moving said carrier to present, the articles successively to the action ofthe coating projector, and rotary means for removing said articles from said carrier in succession after they have been coated. 12. In a machine for coating articles, the combination with a carrier provided with a series of openings to accommodate the-articles to be coated, of means for projecting coating material' through said openings, a tank to receive surplus coating materiaL-and a means for maintaining the coating material in said tank 1113a liquid state.

for projecting the coating material through said openings the coating material" ing said articles in position with relation to said openings.-

through said openings against said articles,- said carrier- 13. In a machine for coating articles, the combination with a carrier provided with a series of openings to accommodate the articles to be coated, '0! means for projecting coating material through said openings, atank to lreceive surplus coating material, and means for heating said said articles, means for maintaining said articles in position with relation to, said openings tank to receive surplus coating material, and means for removing the artlcles'from said carrier after theyhave been coated,

15. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the

combination with a carrier provided with a series of openlugs to accommodate the articles to be coated, o1 continuously operating means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles, means tor.

maintaining said articles in position with relation to said openings, a tank to receive surplus coating material, means for rotating. ;said carrier, and means for removing the articles from said carrier site they have been coated.

16. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the combination with a carrier providediwith a series or openlugs to accommodate the articles to be coated, oi continuonsly operating means ,torprojecting coating material through said openings against said articles, means for maintaining said articles in position with relation to said openings, a tank to receive surplus coating material, means for continuously rotating said carrier, and rotary means for removing the articles from saidcarrier after they have been coated.

i 17x In a machine for applying coating to articles, the, combination with a carrier provided with a series of openings toaccommodate the articles to be coated; oi means for projecting coating material through said openings against said article, and-a discharge-elementprovldcd with yielding or spring-armsto remove said article from the carrier after the same has been coated. I

18. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the

I combination with a rotary carrier provided with a series of openings to accommodate the article tojbe coated, of means for projecting coatingmaterial through said openings against said article, and a discharge-element provided with yielding ,or spring-arms tm remove said article from the carrier after the same has been coated.

, 19..In a'machine for-applying coating to articles, the combination with a carrier provided with aseries ofopenlugs to accommodatefthe article to be coated, of means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles, a discharge-elementprovided with yielding or spring-arms to remove said articles from the carrier after the some have been coated, and means for rotating said carrier to transfer the-articles from coating to the pointof discharge.

20. In a machine for applying'coating to articles, the

the' point of combination with a carrier provided with a series of openings toaccommodatejhe articles to be coated, ofmeans for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles, a discharge-element provided with yielding or spring-arms to'remove said articles from the carrier after the some have been coated, and means for rotating said carrier 'to transfer the articles from the' point of coating to the point of discharge.

, 21. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the

combination with a rotary support or carrier for the articles, means for-continu6usly rotating said support or carrier, means for projecting coatingmateriai against said articles, and rotary means operating at an angle to the plane of rotation of the support or carrier to removing the articles from the carrier after they have been coated.

22. In .'a machine for applyln'g'coating to articles, the' combination with a rotary support or carrier for the articles, of means for projecting coating material against said articles, and rotary means operating. at an angle to the carrier for removing the articles from the carrier after they have been coated. I w 23. In a machine for'applylng coatlngto articles, the

I "senses combination with a carrier mounted to rotate in a constant plane and provided with a series of openings'to accommodate a number of articles, means for rotatlng said carrier, and means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles. l

24. n a machine for-applying coating to articles, the combination with a carrier mounted to rotate in a 'constant plane and provided with.a series of openings to accommodates number of articles, means for rotating said carrier, andstationary means for projectingcoating material through said openings.

25. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the combination with a carrier mounted to rotate in a constant plane and provided with a series of openings to accombination with a rotary carrier provided with a series of openings. to accommodate a number of articles to be coated, means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles, and stationary means for holding said articles in proper relation to said openings while being coated.

28. In amachine for applying coating to articles, the

combination. with a rotary carrier provided with a series of openings to accommodate a number of articles to be coated, means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles, and a rail for holding said articles in proper relation to the openings in the carrier when being coated.

- 29. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the combination with arotary carrier provided with a series of openings to accommodate a number ot articles to be coated, means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles, a rail for holding said articles in proper relation to the openings in the carrier when being coated, and means for adjusting said carrier withrelation to said rail.

30. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the combination with a rotary carrier provided with a series of openings to accommodate a number of'articles to be coated, means for projecting coating material through I v said openings against said articles, and a' rail for holding said articles in proper relation to the openings in the carrier when being coated, and means for adjusting the interrelation of said carrier and rail.

32. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the

combination with a tank/means for applying coating material located in said tank, a carrier for the articles to be coated having a series of openings in communication with said tank, means torcausing arelative movement between said means for applying coating material and said carrier,

and stationary means for holding the'articles in proper relation to the openings in the carrier when being'coated. 33. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the

combination with a tank, meansior applying coating materlal arranged in said tank,'a rotary carrier provided with a series of openings in communication with said tank, and means for rotating the said carrler'to present the openings thereof in succession across the path of discharge of the coating material. I

v34. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the combination with a tank, means for applying coating material arranged in said tank, a rotary carrier provided with a series of openings in communication with sald,tank, means for rotating the'carrier to. present the openings thereof in succession across the path of discharge of the coating material, and means common to the articles to be coating material through said openings ticles, and stationary means for 3 material through said openings commodate the articles -modate the articles to coated :tor holding said articles in proper relation to theopenings in the carrier.

35. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the combination with a tank, means for applying coating material arranged in said tank, a rotary carrier provided with a series of openings in communication with'said tank, means for rotating the said carrier topresent the openings thereof in succession across the path of discharge of the coating material, and means for removing the articles when coated.

36. In a machine for'applying coating to articles, the combination with a tank, means for applying coating material arranged in said tank, a rotary carrier provided with a series of openings in communication with saidtank, means for rotating the said carrier to present the openings thereof in succession across the path of discharge of the coating material, and rotary means for removing the articles when coated. r

37. In a machine'for coating articles, the combination with a carrier provided with a series of openings to accommodate the articles to be coated, of means for varying the dimensions of said opening and means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles.- 4 38. In a machine for coating articles, the combination with a carrier provided with a series of openings to accommodate the articles to be coated, of a supplemental carrier adapted to be combined with the first mentioned'carrier and having openings of different dimensions, and means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles. I

39. In a machine for coating articles, the combination with a carrier provided with a series of openings to acto be coated, of means for varying the dimensions of said openings, means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles, and adjustable means for removing the said articles, from said carrier. 1

40. In a machine for coating articles, thecombinatlon with a carrier provided with a series of openings to accommodate the articles to be coated, of means for varying the dimensions of said openings, means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles, and means for removing said articles from said carrier comprising two members'adjustable toward and from each other.

41. In a machine for coating articles, the combination with a carrier provided with a series of. openings to accombe coated, of means for varying the dimensions of said openings, means for projecting coating material through said'openings against said articles, and means for maintaining said articles in position with relation to said openings. I

42. In a machine for coating articles, the combination with a carrier provided with a series of openings to accommodate the articles to be coat ed, of means for varying .the dimensions of said openings, means for projecting against said armaintaining said articles in position with relation to said openings.

13. -in a machinefor coating articles, the combination with a carrier provided with a series of openings to accom modate the articlestobe coated, of means for varying the justable means for removing said articles from said carrier,

and means for maintaining said articles in position with relation to said openings.

44 In a machine for coatingarticles', the combination with a carrier provided with a series of openings to-accommodate .the articles to be coated, of means for varying the dimensions of said openings, means for projecting coating against said. articles, means for removing the said articles trom said carrier comprising members adjustable toward and from ch other, and means for maintaining said articles in position with relation to the openings in the carrier. r 3

' 45. In amachinejor applying coating. to articles, the combination with a carrier provided with a series 01 and from each other, and means coated, means for adjusting the said articles, means .articles in succession to the coating projector, means for openings to accommodate the articles to be coated, of

means for varying the dimensions of said openings, means for projecting coating material through said openings againstsaid articles, adjustable means for removing said articles from said carrier, and means for adjusting the position of said carrier with relation to said removingmeans. K

46. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the combination with a carrier provided with a series of openings to accommodate the articles to becoated, of means for varying the dimensions of said openings, means for projecting coating material through said openings against said .articles,.means for removing said articles from said carrier comprising members adjustable toward for adjusting the position of said carrier with relation to said removing means.

47. In a machine-for applying coating to articles, the combination with a series of openings to accommodate the articles to be coated,of means for varying the dimensions of said openings means for projecting coating material through said openingsagainst said articles, adjustable means for removing said articles from said carrier, means for adjusting the position of said carrier with relation to said removing means, means for maintaining the position of said articles with relation to said openings, and means for adjusting said carrier with relation to said article-holding and removing means.

48. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the combination with a series of openings to accommodate the articles to be coated, of means for varying the dimensions of said openings, means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles, means for removing said articles from said carrier comprising members adjustable toward and from each other, means for adjusting the position of said carrier with relation to said removing means, means for maintaining the position of said articles with relation to said openings, and means for adjusting said carrier with relation tosaid article-holding and removing means.

49. In a machine for coating articles, the combination with 'a carrier provided with a series of openings to ac-. commodate the articles to be coated, 'of means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles, means for rotating said carrier, means for removing the articles from said carrier comprising opposed spring-arms, and means for operating the article-removing means.

50. In a machine for coating articles, the combination with a carrier provided with a series of openings to accommodate the articles to be coated, of means for projecting coating material throughsaid' openings and against said articles, means for rotating the carrier to present the articles in succession to the coating projector, means for removing the articles from the carrier after they have been dimensions of the openings in the carrier, means for adjusting the elements of the 'articledemoving means, and means for adjusting the care rier with relation to the article-removing means.

51. In a machine for coating articles, the combination with acarrier provided with a series of openings to accommodate the articles to be coated, of means for projecting coating material through said openings and against for rotating the carrier to present the removing the articles from the carrier after they have been coatedromprisingmembers adjustable to and from eachothr, means for adjusting the dimensions of the openings in the carrier, means for adjusting the elements of the article-removing means, and means for adjusting the carrier with relation to the article-removingtneans.

52. In a machine for'coating articles, the combination with 8- (3.1liel provided with a series of openings to a'c-Y commodate the articles to be coated, of means for projecting coating material through said, openings against said articles, means for rotating the carrier to presentthe-articles in succession to the coating projector, means for removing the articles from the carrier after they have been' coated, means for adjusting the dimensions of the openings in the" carrier, means for adjusting the elements. of the article-removing means, means for adjusting the, carrier with relation to the article-removing means, and means for maintaining the articles in position with relation to said openings. 7

53. In a machine for coating articles, the combination with a carrier provided with a series of-openings to acing coating material through said openings against sai arcommodate the articles to be coated, of means for prugictticles, means for rotating the carrier to present the artic es in succession to the coating projector, means for removing the articles fromthe carrier after. they have been coated comprising members adjustable to and "from each other, means for adjusting the dimensions of the openings in the shape and proportions thereof, and means for projecting coating material through saidopening against said article.

55. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the combination with a rotary carrier provided witha series of frusto-conical openings, of means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles, means for pressing said articles into said openings to standardize the shape and proportions thereof, and means for rotating said carrier with relation to the coating projector and pressure-means.

56. In a machine for appiyln'gr'coating to articles; the combination with a rotary carrier. provided with a series oi. frusto-eonical openings, of means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles, meansfor pressing said articles-into said openings to standardize the shape and proportions thereof, means for rotating said carrier with relation to the coating pro-' jector and pressure-means, and means -for removing the articles mm the carrier after they have been coated.

-57. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the 40 combination with a rotary carrier provided with a series of frusto-conical, openings, of means for projecting coating material through said openings against said articles, means for pressing said articles into said openings to standardize the shape and proportions thereof, means for rotating said carrier with relation to the coating projector and pressure-means, and means for removing the articles from the carrier after they have been coated.

t 58. In a machine for applying coating to articles, the v combination of a carrier for the articles-of means for pro- '50 jecting the coating material against said articles, .means for removing the articles from thecarrieriafter the'yhavet been coated, and means for preventing dispia ement ot' said articles while being engaged by said remov ng means.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. JAMES CRAWFORD Ti-IOM..

Witnesses: P. HENRY Connn'rn,

A. G. HOADLEY. 

